Town guide

Montville, New Jersey

Montville is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, home to about 22,876 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 07045, 07058 and 07082, and parts of 07005 are in Montville too.

Homes sold for a median of $382 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population22,8761,228 per sq mi
Median home value$700,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$382Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking80%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Montville

4 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Montville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Montville

Distances

Nearest major airportNewark Liberty International Airport (EWR)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY28 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Montville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Montville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Montville had 22,450 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 118th largest of 565 towns in New Jersey by population.

Morris County grew from 65,156 residents in 1900 to 509,285 in 2020.

Montville population by census2000: 20,839, 2010: 21,528, 2020: 22,45020,839200021,528201022,4502020

Morris County, 1900–2020

Morris County population, 1900 to 20201900: 65,156, 1910: 74,704, 1920: 82,694, 1930: 110,445, 1940: 125,732, 1950: 164,371, 1960: 261,620, 1970: 383,454, 1980: 407,630, 1990: 421,353, 2000: 470,212, 2010: 492,276, 2020: 509,28565K’00’1083K’20’30126K’40’50262K’60’70408K’80’90470K’00’10509K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 49.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MontvilleJan: high 38°F, low 21°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 29°F, 4.2 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 62°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 4.7 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 4.5 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 4.4 in38°21°Jan3.740°22°Feb2.848°29°Mar4.261°39°Apr3.671°49°May4.081°59°Jun4.985°64°Jul4.784°62°Aug3.777°54°Sep4.764°42°Oct4.553°33°Nov4.142°26°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boonton 1 Se, NJ weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Morris County

301,249 jobs at 16,518 businesses in Morris County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Morris CountyProfessional services: 43,205 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 40,387 jobs; Retail trade: 29,350 jobs; Company headquarters: 28,265 jobs; Administrative and support: 25,414 jobs; Wholesale trade: 22,948 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 22,146 jobs; Finance and insurance: 16,584 jobsProfessional services 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 10% Company headquarters 9% Administrative and support 8% Wholesale trade 8% Hotels and restaurants 7% Finance and insurance 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

216 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Montville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Chilton Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Pompton Plains5.1 miles
  • Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Denville5.3 miles
  • Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Montclair10.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors12
Dentists43
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants21
Mental health providers68
Physical and occupational therapists31
Optometrists7
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies9

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Montville

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Grace Lord Park · 51 acres2.7 mi
  • Camp Dawson Park · 24 acres2.5 mi
  • Volunteers Park · 22 acres2.4 mi
  • Masar Park · 8 acres2.6 mi
  • Manchester Park · 5 acres2.6 mi
  • Bill Reilly Memorial Park · 4 acres1.6 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • The Villiage Market1.8 mi
  • Acme1.8 mi
  • Foodtown2.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.7 mi

Libraries (4 nearby)

  • Montville Township Public Library1.1 mi
  • Montville Township Public Library1.1 mi
  • Lake Hiawatha Branch Public Library2.1 mi
  • Boonton Holmes Public Library2.5 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Montville Township Museum1.2 mi
  • Boonton Historical Society and Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)

  • Painting with a Twist0.6 mi
  • The Barn Theatre1.2 mi
  • Parsippany Play House1.4 mi
  • Darress Theater2.5 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Pete Yorn (1974) · American musician
  • Dilly Duka (1989) · soccer player

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Montville

Public schools here are run by Montville Township School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cedar Hill SchoolTowacoPre-K–5329Public1.3 mi
Valley View SchoolMontville TownshipPre-K–5360Public1.4 mi
Hilldale SchoolPine BrookK–5327Public1.9 mi
William Mason SchoolMontvilleK–5285Public1.7 mi
Woodmont SchoolPine BrookK–5366Public2.6 mi
Robert R Lazar Middle SchoolMontville6–8798Public0.8 mi
Montville Township High SchoolMontville9–121,035Public1.0 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Abc's of LearningTowacoPre-K–K38Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Apple Montessori School of TowacoTowacoPre-K–K14Nonsectarian1.5 mi
Trinity Christian SchoolMontvilleK–12180Christian (no specific denomination)1.2 mi
Craig School, High SchoolMontville9–1225Nonsectarian0.3 mi
The Craig School High SchoolMontville9–1225Nonsectarian0.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Parsippany-Troy Hills and Rockaway Township.

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